Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:

1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s

To convert 7240 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 7240 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s

7240 kt → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 7240 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 12219.743365402 ft/s

The final result is:

7240 kt → 12219.743365402 ft/s

We conclude that 7240 knots is equivalent to 12219.743365402 feet per second:

7240 knots = 12219.743365402 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 8.1834779184587E-5 × 7240 knots.

Another way is saying that 7240 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 8.1834779184587E-5 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven thousand two hundred forty knots is approximately twelve thousand two hundred nineteen point seven four three feet per second:

7240 kt ≅ 12219.743 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times seven thousand two hundred forty knots.

Conversion table

knots to feet per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to feet per second